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What are the effects on UK businesses after an increase in fuel prices?

Due to the UK economy being heavily dependent on fuel, it is inevitable that an increase in fuel prices will affect almost every UK business. However these affects can vary from sector to sector.

Answered by Tejan S. • Economics tutor

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What is the Laffer curve?

The Laffer curve shows the theoretical relationship between tax rates and tax revenues.

Imagine a government charges a 0% income tax; they definitely won’t receive any money from that tax...

Answered by Matthew D. • Economics tutor

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What happens to the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) when productivity only increases in one good?

We start here with an initial PPF which shows the possible combinations of apples and computers that an economy can produce with the resources it has. If a new way of creating computer chips makes the ...

Answered by Matthew D. • Economics tutor

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What factors cause the shifts and movements of the demand curve?

A movement along the demand curve is caused by a change in price only. If price decreases, quantity increases and demand is said to have extended or expanded. If price increases, quantity decrea...

Answered by Elliot G. • Economics tutor

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What is GDP and is it a useful indicator to measure the standard of living?

1) GDP- is the value of all goods and services produced by the economy in a given period (year, quarter...)Quantity of goods x Price of goodsNominal GDP- measures values using current prices. (Prices of G...

Answered by Mohammed M. • Economics tutor

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